"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.